The pair first met when Vanessa was still in high school. After two years of dating, the couple announced their engagement on Vanessa's 18th birthday party. They eventually tied knots on April 2001 at a Catholic church in Dana Point.

Around 2011, their relationship almost hit the rock bottom when Vanessa filed for divorce citing "irreconcilable differences." After two years of hiatus, Vanessa herself announced their divorce had been called off through an Instagram post on 2013.